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Why the rise of open source AI isn’t hurting Anthropic … yet
Decagon CEO Jesse Zhang has put forward a theory that challenges the assumption that cheaper open source AI models are eroding the business of frontier labs such as Anthropic. In a blog post titled “Everyone is wrong about open source AI in the enterprise,” he argues that expensive frontier models and cheaper open source ones…
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Microsoft joins AI cost-cutting trend by relying more on its own models
Microsoft is the latest Silicon Valley giant to cut back on its AI spending.
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Comcast Split, Paramount-WBD Deal, AI Among Hot Topics As Media & Tech Moguls Hit Sun Valley Confab
The pine trees, hiking trails and white water in Sun Valley, ID look about the same as they did last summer. The media landscape does not. Boutique investment bank Allen & Co. has hosted the conference long referred to as summer camp for billionaires every year since 1983, but few editions have unfolded at a…
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Discord admits AI moderation bug wrongfully banned users over harmless images
The company confirmed that the issue had been affecting accounts since May, with an additional 200 users banned over the weekend before its team identified and fixed the problem.
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‘Enola Holmes 3’ Debuts With 20.7 Million Views in Five Days
Millie Bobby Brown’s Netflix film franchise “Enola Holmes” returned with its third instalment on 1 July, drawing 20.7 million views in its first five days. The total was enough to make it the most-watched title on Netflix during the week of 29 June to 5 July, underlining the series’ continued pull for the streamer. Despite…
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The Highest-Rated Minions Movie Officially Opens With the Lowest Box Office
“Minions & Monsters”, the seventh “Despicable Me” film and third prequel in the franchise, has opened to the lowest box-office start in the series’ history, despite being its best-reviewed entry. The mismatch matters because it suggests audience appetite for the once-dominant Minions brand may be waning, even as critical acclaim reaches a franchise high. The…
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Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano explains why AI can’t replace human creativity
At Anime Expo, Polygon sat down with the legendary Final Fantasy artist to finish his thoughts on art, AI, anime, and his next big project, ZAN.
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Anthropic is launching Claude Cowork on mobile and web
Starting Tuesday, Anthropic’s Claude Cowork AI platform will be available on mobile and web for the first time. The expanded access is rolling out first to Max subscribers and coming to Claude users on other plans “in the coming weeks.” Claude Cowork was previously only accessible through the Claude desktop app for macOS and Windows,…
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Meta launches Pocket, an app for making games with generative AI
Meta has released Pocket, a Google Play Store app that lets users create and share small interactive games and mini-programs using generative AI, simply by describing what they want in a prompt. The launch matters because it signals a strategic pivot at Meta towards AI-generated content and away from the traditional, human-made virtual reality games…
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Anthropic launches phone control for its Claude Cowork AI assistant
Anthropic has released a mobile companion feature for Claude Cowork, its computer-based AI assistant, allowing users to monitor and direct the tool from their phones. The update matters because it lets people keep track of tasks Claude is carrying out on their computer while away from it, extending the reach of an agent that was…